GALLERY: Sports photos of the week

Updated / Wednesday, 15 Jul 2015 17:52

Conor McGregor became the UFC interim featherweight champion after a brutal fight with Chad Mendes in Las Vegas

Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon ladies' singles crown at SW19Novak Djokovic successfully defended the Wimbledon men's singles title, defeating Roger Federer in the finalSean Quigley hit one goal and three points for Fermanagh to dump Roscommon out of the All-Ireland Football ChampionshipThe peloton rides at the start of stage four of the 2015 Tour de France - a 223.5km stage between Seraing and CambraiDieter 'Didi' Senft, the self-styled 'Devil' of the Tour de France, cheers on the riders during stage five - a 189.5km stage between Arras and AmiensChris Froome has assumed control of the maillot jaune in the Tour de France and powered to victory on stage tenJed Adcock of the Lions and Nick Smith of the Swans collide during the round 15 AFL match between the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans at The GabbaTuimoala Lolohea of the Warriors celebrates after scoring a try during the round 18 NRL match between the New Zealand Warriors and the Melbourne Storm at Mt Smart StadiumClaudia Rivas of Mexico dives into the water at the start of the women's triathlon at Ontario Place during the during the 2015 Pan American Games

Aaron Hall of the Suns gets a kick away despite the tackle of Will Minson of the Bulldogs during the round 15 AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Suns at Cazaly's StadiumRace nine of the Banjo Paterson Series final during Flemington Finals Day in Melbourne, AustraliaJoe Root of England raises his bat as he leaves the field after being dismissed for 134 runs by Mitchell Starc of Australia during day one of the 1st Investec Ashes Test match between England and AustraliaSheldon Bateau of Trinidad & Tobago (centre) celebrates a first half goal against Guatemala with his team-mates including Radanfah Abu Bakr (left) and Khaleem Hyland (right) during a match in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup at Soldier Field, ChicagoAJ Pollock of the Arizona Diamondbacks slides safely to second base before the tag of Rougned Odor of the Texas Rangers in the sixth innings during a game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, TexasPaul O'Connell in Rugby World Cup training with the Ireland squad. Ireland's first match is against Canada on 18 September at Millennium Stadium, CardiffAndy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders pictured at the press conference ahead of their upcoming WBO world middleweight title fight at Thomond ParkGalway's Fiontan O'Curraoin claims the breaking ball in his side's All-Ireland Football Championship clash with ArmaghDamien Duff poses with the Shamrock Rovers colours after signing for the Tallaght clubNew Zealand out-half Dan Carter kicks a penalty during his team's victory over Samoa in Apia

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